Comparison

Image Blender vs Feather Trove

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Image Blender

Easily combine multiple photos into a single image using masks and various blend modes. Create unique visual effects, add textures, or even watermark your creations with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Image blending
  • Masking tools
  • Multiple blend modes
  • Multi-exposure effects
  • Add textures and overlays
  • Watermarking
Features
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A simplistic and creative app for combining images with masks and different blend modes on your iPhone and iPad. While the use and basic idea is very simple, there's almost an endless list of things you can do with it. Some things worth highlighting are: - Multi Exposure - Choosing where and how much to apply of filter from other apps. - Adding or replacing objects. - Adding textures. - Creating your own personalised filters with overlays - Watermarking or adding logos Image Blender outputs the full resolution without any limits to the size of your source image. If you have any questions before buying, need help to get started or just want to share your work, don't hesitate to send a mail to blender@jhnd.me and I'll do my best to help.

About

Feather Trove

This app privately scans your existing photo library to identify birds. It suggests species, helps you build a personal life list, and allows you to create shareable bird cards. All processing happens on your device, keeping your photos private.

Highlights
  • Scan photo library for bird photos
  • On-device species suggestions
  • Build personal bird life list
  • Map bird photo locations
  • Group sightings into bird walks
  • Create and share bird cards
  • Export life list as CSV
Features
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Your bird life list may already be hiding in your camera roll. Feather Trove privately searches the photo library you already have, finds likely bird photos, and suggests species on your iPhone. No choosing photos one at a time. No uploading them to an identification server. With Feather Trove, you can: • Scan your photo library for likely bird photos • Review on-device species suggestions and make the final call • Build a personal life list from years of forgotten sightings • Explore where your bird photos were taken on a private map • Group sightings into bird walks • Confirm, correct, or remove uncertain matches • Create and share polished bird cards • Export your life list as a CSV file Bird detection and species suggestions run on device. Photo dates and locations can refine suggestions locally when available. Original images remain under Apple Photos permissions, and Feather Trove does not upload your photos. Species suggestions may be incorrect and should be reviewed. Subscription note: Most Feather Trove functionality requires an active subscription. Without a subscription, you can view only four summary counts: detected species, photos, mapped photos, and photos needing human review when the classifier cannot decide between two likely bird species. Feather Trove offers weekly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment begins when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://feathertrove.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Image Blender4 screens
Feather Trove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Feather Trove at Free against Image Blender's $3.99. Feather Trove also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Image Blender's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 1). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Feather Trove is free to download; Image Blender costs $3.99 up front. Feather Trove sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Image Blender asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Image Blender against 5.0 for Feather Trove. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Image Blender has 3.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Image Blender's written reviews are positive against 100% of Feather Trove's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, Feather Trove every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Image Blender versus Feather Trove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage BlenderFeather Trove
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (3.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJHND i Sverige ABAsh Apps Inc.

Customer experience

Image Blender

All ratings3,413 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.5%

Feather Trove

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Image Blender

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes while working
  • Watermark application issues
  • Blending text from photos comes out of focus

Requested features

5 requests
  • Masking tool improvements
  • Ability to blend more than 2 photos
  • Undo button
  • Gradient tool
  • Ability to choose certain frames from GIFs

Feather Trove

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Image Blender

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Feather Trove

Subscriptions2
  • Feather Trove Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Feather Trove Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Image Blender free?
Image Blender costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Feather Trove free?
Feather Trove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Image Blender or Feather Trove?
Feather Trove is rated higher. Image Blender averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while Feather Trove averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Image Blender or Feather Trove have ads?
Neither Image Blender nor Feather Trove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Blender or Feather Trove?
Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, and Feather Trove every 10 days. Most recently, Image Blender was updated on October 29, 2026 and Feather Trove on October 12, 2026.

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